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Dennis Spooner (1 December 1932 – 20 September 1986) was an English television writer and script editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work in children's television in the 1960s. He had long-lasting professional working relationships with a number of other British screenwriters and producers, notably Brian Clemens, Terry Nation, Monty Berman and Richard Harris, with whom he developed several programmes. Though he was a contributor to BBC programmes, his work made him one of the most prolific writers of televised output from ITC Entertainment.
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13 November 1965
In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time.
12 September 1964
The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789.
24 July 1965
In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history.
26 June 1965
The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet Aridius and beyond.
06 February 1965
The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history.
03 March 1975
A woman hears her fiancee's ghostly voice telling her to find him.
04 November 1965
Brains and Lady Penelope find themselves involved in a rescue mission when the Arlington Bridge collapses, trapping the Martian Space Probe and its engineers in the river bed.
25 November 1965
When an old flame of Tin-Tin's is trapped inside a tractor on a collapsing ledge with a case of explosives beside him, the Tracys must save him without revealing their identities.
20 March 1965
On the planet Vortis, the Doctor and his companions aid the butterfly-like Menoptra in their battle against the parasitic Animus and its mind-controlled minions, the ant-like Zarbi.
09 January 1965
On the planet Dido, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet two survivors from a crashed spaceship who are terrorised by the monster Koquillion.
15 May 1965
On the planet Xeros, the TARDIS crew discover their own future selves frozen in time as exhibits in a galactic museum and must avert this potential future.
13 January 1966
When International Rescue is framed for theft, the organisation's intelligence network must clear their name before the Tracys are arrested, responding to a distress call they cannot ignore.
17 April 1965
In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces of King Richard the Lionheart and the Saracen ruler Saladin.
30 December 1965
The Hood steals a surveillance robot disguised as a mouse to photograph the inner workings of both a Saharan nuclear power plant and the Thunderbird machines.
19 November 1984
Workmen digging in a building discover the remains of a 300 year-old devil cult.
15 August 1972
SHADO receive a report that a former Olympic champion has disappeared from a farm in the English countryside, thinking it might be an alien abduction, Colonel Paul Foster is dispatched to track down the UFO and eliminate it.
23 December 1965
When a banker gets trapped in the Bank of England's new vault, International Rescue races to save him, but Parker frets that he will spoil his old cellmate's dream of robbing the bank.
14 March 1965
When Phones buys a Treasure map for $500, he inadvertently causes Stingray to go off course and on an adventure involving undersea pirates, who were using the treasure as bait.
01 November 1964
When Admiral Jack Denver, an old buddy of Commander Shore, is frightened by what appears to be the Loch Ness monster whilst fishing in Scotland, he uses his position to order Stingray to investigate the long running mystery.
06 June 1965
The Stingray crew is assigned to make monthly visits to Professor Darren and his team, who have developed a method for making gold from minerals taken from the sea bed.
16 May 1965
Atlanta joins the Stingray crew when they investigate why a series of oil rigs keep getting destroyed, and ends up being captured by a race of undersea aliens protecting their home.
09 May 1965
As part of his plan to destroy Marineville, Surface Agent X-2-Zero infiltrates the base by posing as a professor who can teach mute people to speak.
13 December 1964
Stingray and its crew are sent to look for the missing Tajmanon temple in Africa, after it mysteriously vanishes and evidence points to a certain tribe as the culprits.
12 January 1983
A secret agent is interrogated by his superiors on suspicion of being a double agent and being involved with a Tibetan guru who has supernatural powers.
18 April 1965
The Stingray crew fall into a trap set at a weather station by undersea aliens and are interrogated about Marineville's defence systems.
21 March 1965
A film crew arrives at Marineville to make a movie on Stingray. Everyone will play themselves except Troy, who is to be replaced by an actor.
06 June 2016
Episodes from Gerry Anderson's Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and The Secret Service in High Definition.
01 January 1980
Adventures of the super-sub Stingray and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their battles against Titan, leader of the underwater city of Titanica.
02 January 2008
While waiting for Atlanta and Marina, Commander Sam Shore shows Admiral Denver films depicting the previous missions that Troy Tempest and Phones had with the submarine Stingray.
20 October 1972
A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV series, The Baron.
22 November 1964
Agent X-2-Zero creates a false underwater sounding to lure Stingray away from a mission in an attempt to get Phones' competency called into question.
25 February 1975
A doctor and his wife are held hostage in their country home by an escaped convict and his sidekick, but a journalist's arrival complicates matters.
27 January 1966
After being reprimanded by International Rescue for sending them a false alert, two Australian boys are trapped by the Hood in a mine when he tries to steal secret photos from their father.
23 February 2009
A look at writer Dennis Spooner’s work on Doctor Who.
